I have been trying to collect things and put them in containers but this storage idea is WAY better! You do have a lot of little items that fit in there. That is awesome. I like the idea for the foam mat too. Very neat. Thanks for sharing this idea!

Oooh, what a great idea! I'm putting this is my bookmark-folder for "ideas to do"!! LOVE these kinds of affordable, fun and educative things to do with children. Ida @ http://teaforthoughts.wordpress.com

Oh, good golly, why did I never think to do this at home? I was a Montessori girl for TEN years, and both my boys are/were Montessori kiddos. I remember loving these letter drawers (gulp) 30 years ago! Target, for craft box, tomorrow... Thanks for the great notion! (BTW, stumbled over here via SimpleKids, and am loving the blog!) Molly

I just stumbled upon this idea and I am thinking that I need to try this. My only concern is that they might just take everything out and it would get scattered and lost. Has that happened yet at your house?

I haven't found pieces scattered everywhere. I was a bit surprised but the girls have really been respectful with the alphabet box and have kept it together. On occasion I will find a trinket that is "mis-filed" in the wrong drawer but that's only because my 2.5 year old doesn't know all of her letters yet.

Love this idea!! What a great way to introduce the letters. I have lots of ideas to fill each drawer. Sadly, I couldn't find this box at Walmart. Which department did you find it in?? Thanks for your help!

This is so great - my son is 4 and knows all his letters but we're moving ahead with practicing letter sounds so he can start reading. BTW...what font did you use for the letters? I was also thinking of just picking up scrapbook sticker letters to use instead of printing out but like the font you used. Great blog!

I'm making one of these for my kids and my storage thing is too large. I have a lot of extra drawers. Any thoughts about what I should turn those drawers into (since you've had yours for awhile)? Blends? Diagraphs? Vowel combinations?

@ The Activity Mom -- I have a few empty boxes on ours too...I haven't come up with the perfect solution for them. Right now I use ours to store extra letters. I think any of your ideas would be great!!

Hi, I know this is from ages ago but I'm working on my alphabet box and am having trouble with some of the letters. Do you have any pictures of the contents of some of the harder letters? X,Y and Z for example?

X - I have a picture of an X-Ray that I "laminated" with a piece of clear packing tape so it won't rip. Some folks go with the "X" sound so they would include an Ax, Wax, Fox, Box....but I think that's a bit confusing.

This is such a great idea - just ordered the box off Amazon and some 'doodads' from Etsy to stock my box. I'll be hunting for some pictures online to print out and laminate during nap time today. Thanks for sharing your creation (and for the xyz ideas!)

Having just bought Mariah Bruehl's book "Playful learning" I have been looking at the toys and experiences I provide at home - I love this idea, and I am enjoying looking at your old posts - what an amazing treasure trove of ideas! I am making a personalized alphabet photo book and this fits in well with that. Can't wait to get a box and get started!

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas, MaryLea! You did a great job with your alphabet box! I featured your post and alphabet box photo in my DIY Alphabet Box post at http://livingmontessorinow.com/2011/12/26/montessori-monday-diy-alphabet-box/

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